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Chris Wood(1944-1983)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Best known on flute and saxophone, Chris Wood was founder member of Traffic with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason. Although Traffic was an immensely popular band in its day, Chris Wood was then, and remains today, an enigmatic figure - even to the most knowledgeable fans. Rarely giving interviews, Chris instead remained focused on the band and making music - his calling and his life.

Wood created textures, colors and a range of moods that were unique in the rock music context. Behind the scenes he did much more than that, playing a crucial role in shaping Traffic's music.

Also played with Jimi Hendrix, Dr John, Christine Perfect, Blind Faith, Free, Small Faces, Ginger Baker's Airforce, John Martyn.
BornJune 24, 1944
DiedJuly 12, 1983(39)
BornJune 24, 1944
DiedJuly 12, 1983(39)
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Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Natalie Portman, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Rene Russo, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Linda Cardellini, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Matthew Berry, Russell Bobbitt, Taika Waititi, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, James D'Arcy, Chris Evans, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Patrick Gorman, Frank Grillo, Sean Gunn, Maximiliano Hernández, Ken Jeong, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Jack Kirby, Brie Larson, Stan Lee, James Lin, Mike Lutz, Lee Moore, Callan Mulvey, Elizabeth Olsen, Taylor Patterson, Jimmy Ray Pickens, John Posey, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Hiroyuki Sanada, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, John Slattery, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wisdom, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Jennifer 'Ms Fer' Russell, Camille Kinloch, Penelope Kathryn Golden, Eric Patrick Cameron, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Ava Russo, Julian Russo, Jamie Wedel, Bazlo LeClair, Loen LeClair, Augie Rosalina, Erica Ribley, Carlos A. Aparicio, Tom Hiddleston, Sam Hargrave, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Caleb Spencer Barr, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Yvette Nicole Brown, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ty Simpkins, Audrae Peterson, Don Heck, Evangeline Lilly, Keith Wallace, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Kyle Banks, Sebastian Stan, Joy McAvoy, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Tessa Thompson, Donald Mustard, Hayley Atwell, Karen Gillan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Brian Schaeffer, Michael Pierino Miller, Keith Nussbaum, Emma Fuhrmann, Anthony B. Harris, Letitia Wright, Maxwell L. Highsmith, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Anthony G Breed, Brent McGee, Ami Fujimoto, Michael James Shaw, Dustin Pitan, Carrie Coon, Eric Word, Andrew S. McMillan, Benjamin Weaver, Mari Kasuya, Khalid Ghajji, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Ayren Sainté, Jack Champion, John Michael Morris, Hye Jin Jang, Marie Mouroum, Winston Duke, Michael A. Cook, Jackson A. Dunn, Jennifer Elmore, Ben Sakamoto, Jay D. Kacho, Faith Logan, Brent Moorer Gaskins, Vincent Angel, Paul Pillsbury, Timothy Carr, Daniela Gaskie, Cameron Brumbelow, Kris Taylor, James Robert Taylor, Lia Russo, Jacob Batalon, Andy Field, Renah Gallagher, Tevin Beech, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Jason M. Edwards, Olaniyan Thurmon, Kevin Kobinsky, Miles Webb, Maria Z. Wilson, Alexa Medina, Rob Romero, Cade Woodward, Monica Mathis, Shaun McMillan, Roe Dunkley, Jamaal Burcher, Kiersten Dolbec, Raul Alcantar, Greg Tiffan, Eric Wallace, Kari Yovetich, Ryan L. Price, Daniel L. Murphy, Daniel Callister, Nolan Ekberg, Kevin So, Lexi Rabe, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Endgame
8.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Dolph Lundgren, Billy Barty, Chelsea Field, and Frank Langella in Les Maîtres de l'Univers (1987)
Les Maîtres de l'Univers
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1987
Legion (2017)
Legion
8.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural
8.4
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Actor



  • Traffic: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
    Music Video
    • Chris Wood
    • 1967
  • Traffic: Hole in My Shoe
    Music Video
    • Chris Wood
    • 1967
  • Traffic: Paper Sun
    Music Video
    • Chris Wood
    • 1967

Music Department



  • The Last Experience
    • flute
    • Pre-production

Soundtrack



  • John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sean Patrick Small, Hadley Robinson, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
    • 2022
  • Reba McEntire, Jensen Ackles, Katheryn Winnick, and Kylie Bunbury in Big Sky (2020)
    Big Sky
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Fortunate Son (2020)
    Fortunate Son
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
    • 2020
  • Legion (2017)
    Legion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Heaven Is in Your Mind"
    • 2019
  • Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Natalie Portman, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Rene Russo, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Linda Cardellini, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Matthew Berry, Russell Bobbitt, Taika Waititi, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, James D'Arcy, Chris Evans, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Patrick Gorman, Frank Grillo, Sean Gunn, Maximiliano Hernández, Ken Jeong, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Jack Kirby, Brie Larson, Stan Lee, James Lin, Mike Lutz, Lee Moore, Callan Mulvey, Elizabeth Olsen, Taylor Patterson, Jimmy Ray Pickens, John Posey, Chris Pratt, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Hiroyuki Sanada, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, John Slattery, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wisdom, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Jennifer 'Ms Fer' Russell, Camille Kinloch, Penelope Kathryn Golden, Eric Patrick Cameron, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Ava Russo, Julian Russo, Jamie Wedel, Bazlo LeClair, Loen LeClair, Augie Rosalina, Erica Ribley, Carlos A. Aparicio, Tom Hiddleston, Sam Hargrave, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Caleb Spencer Barr, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Yvette Nicole Brown, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ty Simpkins, Audrae Peterson, Don Heck, Evangeline Lilly, Keith Wallace, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Kyle Banks, Sebastian Stan, Joy McAvoy, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Tessa Thompson, Donald Mustard, Hayley Atwell, Karen Gillan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Brian Schaeffer, Michael Pierino Miller, Keith Nussbaum, Emma Fuhrmann, Anthony B. Harris, Letitia Wright, Maxwell L. Highsmith, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Anthony G Breed, Brent McGee, Ami Fujimoto, Michael James Shaw, Dustin Pitan, Carrie Coon, Eric Word, Andrew S. McMillan, Benjamin Weaver, Mari Kasuya, Khalid Ghajji, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Ayren Sainté, Jack Champion, John Michael Morris, Hye Jin Jang, Marie Mouroum, Winston Duke, Michael A. Cook, Jackson A. Dunn, Jennifer Elmore, Ben Sakamoto, Jay D. Kacho, Faith Logan, Brent Moorer Gaskins, Vincent Angel, Paul Pillsbury, Timothy Carr, Daniela Gaskie, Cameron Brumbelow, Kris Taylor, James Robert Taylor, Lia Russo, Jacob Batalon, Andy Field, Renah Gallagher, Tevin Beech, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Jason M. Edwards, Olaniyan Thurmon, Kevin Kobinsky, Miles Webb, Maria Z. Wilson, Alexa Medina, Rob Romero, Cade Woodward, Monica Mathis, Shaun McMillan, Roe Dunkley, Jamaal Burcher, Kiersten Dolbec, Raul Alcantar, Greg Tiffan, Eric Wallace, Kari Yovetich, Ryan L. Price, Daniel L. Murphy, Daniel Callister, Nolan Ekberg, Kevin So, Lexi Rabe, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
    Avengers: Endgame
    8.4
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
    • 2019
  • Del Playa (2017)
    Del Playa
    3.8
    • producer: "F*ckin Movie Star"
    • 2017
  • Long Strange Trip (2017)
    Long Strange Trip
    8.2
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
    Goliath
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
    • 2012
  • David Duchovny in Californication (2007)
    Californication
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Nicola Duffett, Geraldine James, Sally Hawkins, Jaime Winstone, and Andrea Riseborough in We Want Sex Equality (2010)
    We Want Sex Equality
    7.1
    • writer: "Paper Sun"
    • 2010
  • Anna Torv in Fringe (2008)
    Fringe
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Gina Bellman, Taylor Handley, Kyle Schmid, Marieh Delfino, and Rebecca Mozo in Zerophilia (2005)
    Zerophilia
    6.1
    • performer: "Rattle On"
    • writer: "Rattle On"
    • 2005
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
    Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
    7.5
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
    • 2005
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
    • 2005

Personal details

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    • Official Facebook page
    • Official website (Chris Wood Estate)
  • Alternative name
    • Ginger Baker's Air Force
  • Born
    • June 24, 1944
    • Birmingham, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 12, 1983
    • Birmingham, England, UK(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Jeanette Jacobs1969 - 1982
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Former member of Traffic.

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  • When did Chris Wood die?
    July 12, 1983
  • How did Chris Wood die?
    Pneumonia
  • How old was Chris Wood when he died?
    39 years old
  • Where did Chris Wood die?
    Birmingham, England, UK
  • When was Chris Wood born?
    June 24, 1944

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